M1.5 earthquake 9 km NW of Quincy, Washington
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 9 km NW of Quincy, Washington on Thu, Jan 13, 2000, 9:10 PM PST (05:10 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.6 3 km SSW of Easton, Washington. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-01-14 05:10:56 UTC
- Depth
- -0.8 km (-0.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.291° N, 119.939° W
- Region
- Washington
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 132°
- Stations used
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.611 km NNE of Entiat, Washington · 9738 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.5Washington · 9733 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.810 km E of Mattawa, Washington · 9732 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.510 km E of Mattawa, Washington · 9731 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.63 km SSW of Easton, Washington · 9724 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.117 km SSW of Desert Aire, Washington · 9717 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10486768. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:55 PM UTC.